rcnerd
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Calgary, Alberta, Great White North
Just wondering what people's thoughts are around belt tension.
Of course the "right" way to set it is with a tension measuring tool, to the proper spec, however I think that the proper spec is on the tighter side of things so that it WILL... NEVER... SLIP even though bearing (idlers, alternator) and water pump and belt life may be sacrificed.
I've found that the belt works really well at way too loose of a setting, and that if it ever does slip due to stretching or water or whatever that is such a quick and easy adjustment to make that it being on the looser side of things seems fine.
I'm theorizing that the decreased tension will reduce loads on bearings and bushings and reduce the heating of the belt from friction, as long as it is tight enough not to slip.
What does think?
Of course the "right" way to set it is with a tension measuring tool, to the proper spec, however I think that the proper spec is on the tighter side of things so that it WILL... NEVER... SLIP even though bearing (idlers, alternator) and water pump and belt life may be sacrificed.
I've found that the belt works really well at way too loose of a setting, and that if it ever does slip due to stretching or water or whatever that is such a quick and easy adjustment to make that it being on the looser side of things seems fine.
I'm theorizing that the decreased tension will reduce loads on bearings and bushings and reduce the heating of the belt from friction, as long as it is tight enough not to slip.
What does think?